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did anyone eat soureigs when they were a bairn? they were small leaf things that grew in the ground, man they were good:cool:
never heard of them.??
Goggle hasn't either [lol]
Thank Christ for that, guess im not that thick after all........[lol] [lol]
Highland Laddie
19-Sep-07, 18:21
weren't they something like clover
seem to remember something about them from when i was a young lad, many many moons ago.
did anyone eat soureigs when they were a bairn? they were small leaf things that grew in the ground, man they were good:cool:
What did you do with them? pick them from the ground and pop them in your mouth?:eek: Use as a Garnish?
Curious.
Highland Laddie
19-Sep-07, 18:26
yep. pickem and eat them
What did you do with them? pick them from the ground and pop them in your mouth?:eek: Use as a Garnish?
Curious.yes , never cleaned them,:D all the kids ate them in the street
Hmmn...never heard o them either....you sure they weren't along the lines of the old magic mushies lol x
Hmmn...never heard o them either....you sure they weren't along the lines of the old magic mushies lol x
Now i have heard oh them.
pick em and eat em or boil them in your tea-pot.[lol]
did anyone eat soureigs when they were a bairn? they were small leaf things that grew in the ground, man they were good:cool:
Sookie soorags used to grow in the field in front o' e' Glebe and were lovely.
Can't remember the proper name but when it comes back I will post it. A type of wild fennel I think.
aint that what you do with the magic mushies. .....:confused
I wonder if they were the same as "soor dooks" we picked and ate, as kids, years ago in Edinburgh.
Now i have heard oh them.
pick em and eat em or boil them in your tea-pot.[lol]
Maybe thats why kids seemed happier years ago that they do now...not the fact that times have changed it's what they were consuming :eek: x
A very nice man just told me what they were...wood sorrel AKA poormans lettuce x
my mother called them sheeps shanks or sheep sorrel, we enjoyed them wherever we could find them, often in redwood forests. I loved the sour taste. Now you've got me thinkin of them, I'm going out looking after work. LOL mmmmm the taste of childhood.
make sure you find the right thing then htwood, we dont want you "flying"home :eek: x
hey thumper, I often "fly" home anyway if only in my dreams. But thanks, I'll be careful, and also make sure no dog has watered them lol
-H
Lavenderblue2
19-Sep-07, 19:15
Yes, I remember eating them along the Tannach Road - I don't know their real name either but the leaves resembled lambs lettuce.
LB
WildChild
19-Sep-07, 19:24
I remember eating them too when we were kids lol very soor they were, Ill bet they would be quite nice in a salad! :Razz I also remember sucking Sheepy Maes (white clover) as well! Where did that name come from? :eek:
my mother called them sheeps shanks or sheep sorrel, we enjoyed them wherever we could find them, often in redwood forests. I loved the sour taste. Now you've got me thinkin of them, I'm going out looking after work. LOL mmmmm the taste of childhood.
Sorrel indeed. Good in salads. I ate one last summer and the taste didn't match up to the memory.
I used to pick them when I was a bairn on the road at the coast guard building going out to the trinkie, I still look for them If I am out that way, they were great !! Sheepy Maes the white and the pink ones, my dad used to pick them and make home made wine from them which was beautiful !
That must have been what my teacher in primary school had shown us you could eat. We were on our school trip to the sweety factory, and the class teacher picked some leaves from the ground and told us that it was edilble, so i put a few on my ham sandwich. :lol: That must have been about primary 3 or 4. I had always wondered what it was i had eaten. Thanks
Wooo hooo, found some and they're just as delish as before. Hubby thinks I'll poison myself yet lol he wont eat nuthin that I find, not even rose hips, which I lurrrrve.
helenwyler
23-Sep-07, 13:16
Found this recipe for sheep's sorrel, if that's what souerig is!!
Apparently it's good to eat till late autumn...anybody brave enough?
Sheep Sorrel Flowers
Sheep sorrel’s leaf looks like a sheep’s, with a pointy tip like a nose, and two pointed lobes (subdivisions), pointed left and right, near the leaf base, like a sheep’s ears. The leaf gets about as long as a house key.
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Sheep sorrel's (http://www.econetwork.net/~wildmansteve/Plants.Folder/Sheep%20and%20Wood%20Sorrel.html) piquant, lemony flavor adds distinction to this avocado-based spread. It's great on bread, crackers, and muffins.http://www.econetwork.net/~wildmansteve/JPEG'S/Recipe%20Images/SheepSorrelSpreadPhoto.jpg2 medium-size red onions, peeled
2 medium-size ripe avocados, peeled and pitted
2 cups sheep sorrel (http://www.econetwork.net/~wildmansteve/Plants.Folder/Sheep%20and%20Wood%20Sorrel.html) leaves, wood sorrel leaves, or garden sorrel leaves
1/4 cup any wild onion or wild garlic leaves, chives, or scallion greens, chopped
One 6-ounce jar low-sodium olives, drained
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons mellow (light-colored) miso
1 teaspoon chili paste or 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
1. Chop the onions coarsely by hand.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and using a food processor chop them fine.
Sheep Sorrel (http://www.econetwork.net/~wildmansteve/Plants.Folder/Sheep%20and%20Wood%20Sorrel.html) Spread will keep, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.
Makes 3-3/4 cups
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